This delicious rosemary and thyme pork tenderloin is one of my favorite smoker recipes. The homemade raspberry chipotle sauce has the perfect amount of kick and sweetness to really balance out the flavors!
How I created this smoked Rosemary and Thyme Pork Tenderloin with Raspberry Chipotle sauce recipe
I actually have a baked version of this rosemary and thyme pork tenderloin on my site from years ago and I decided with grilling season here I needed to try it in the smoker. OH MY GOSH! seriously it took a meal I already loved and made it even better!
I’m obsessed with fresh rosemary and thyme and I use them both in a ton of recipes. I’ve thought about adding some garlic to this as well, but I haven’t done it yet. Hard to mess with perfection
We originally used a store bought sauce BUT one month I went to get it and I couldn’t find it anymore. So it was time to figure out how to make it myself! I did a google search and found a few versions online and I started playing around.
To personalize the sauce you can give it more of a kick by adding more chipotle or less. This recipe is the balance we liked best, and taste the most like the sauce we used to buy.
The other thing I like to do is to pure half of the sauce and strain it so the final sauce isn’t so “seedy”. But at the same time I didn’t want to get rid of ALL the berry chunks and seeds because then the sauce is too smooth!
Just take me to the pork tenderloin smoker recipe already!
If you’d rather skip my tips and tricks for smoked pork tenderloin and raspberry chipotle sauce, along with links to other pork recipes and get straight to this delicious pork tenderloin recipe– simply scroll to the bottom of the page where you can find the printable recipe card.
Can you smoke pork?
Funny enough this is a crazy common question on google! The answer of course is YES! It’s AMAZING. I smoke these tenderloins, but I also love Ribs and Pulled Pork! I’ll have recipes up for them all soon! Let me know what other meats you’d like to see in the smoker!
What is smoked pork tenderloin good with?
The answer is pretty much anything – but here are the sides we usually make!
- Parmesan Rice – I make it in the rice cooker but it can also be made on the stove
- Baked Potatoes
- Spinach Salad
- Hawaiian Rolls
- Mac and Cheese
- Crescent rolls
- Mushroom Soup
What Temperature do you smoke pork tenderloin at
– You want the smoker between 225 and 240 degrees
– The Cook time is about 2 hours
– You want the meat get to 145 degrees. I recommend using a meat thermometer the whole time, but checking it when it’s close with the thermapen
To make this smoker recipe you’ll need this smoking equipment
- Smoker – I am in love with this camp chef smoker!
- Thermometer – my smoker has a thermometer but I like this instant read to double check as it gets close.
- Grilling Gloves – I can’t tell you how much I use these silicone gloves to help pick up the hot meat off the smoker
- Smoking Pellets – you can use any pellet you like but I really like the apple with the pork
- Herb Mincer – okay not for smoking recipes but I adore this mincer for the rosemary and thyme
Best Smoked Rosemary and Thyme Pork Tenderloin Recipe with Raspberry Chipotle Sauce
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If you love this tenderloin recipe you’ll love these other pork recipes too!
Pork Gyoza | Tonkatsu Pork Cutlet | Pork Katsudon
Here are some sides that go great with smoker recipes!
Hawaiian Rolls | Parmesan Rice | Mushroom Soup
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Smoked Pork Tenderloin with Raspberry Chipotle Sauce
Ingredients
Pork Tenderloin
- 2 pork tenderloins
- 2 tsp fresh rosemary
- 1 1/2 tsp fresh thyme
- 1 tsp Salt
- 1/2 tsp pepper
- 1 Tbsp oil
Raspberry chipotle sauce
- 2 Tbsp olive oil
- 1 Tbsp garlic minced
- 2 serrano peppers minced
- 2 tsp adobo sauce
- 2 pints raspberries
- 1/2 cup apple cider vinegar
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 2/3 cup light brown sugar packed
Instructions
Pork Tenderloin
- set the temperature of smoker to 225℉ and preheat, lid closed for at least 15 minutes.
- Wash pork in cool water and pat dry.
- Cut off excess fat and silverback.
- Mince rosemary and thyme and combine with the salt and pepper
- rub over pork and let stand 10 mins.
- Place the pork loin directly on the grill grate and smoke until the internal temperature registers an internal temperature of 145℉, about 2 1/2 to 3 hours.
- Let rest 5 minutes before slicing.
Raspberry chipotle sauce
- while the meat is cooking heat the oil in a medium sauce pan and add garlic and pepper and sautee for a about 2 mins
- add the adobo sauce and stir
- bring to a simmer and add the raspberries
- stir until the raspberries break down and turn into a sauce
- add the apple cider vinegar, salt and sugar and bring back to a boil
- optional - puree some or all of the sauce and strain out the raspberry seeds (I like to do half so there is still some texture but not too much)
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